Winery – Prieure Saint Jean de Bebian Wine – The White Priory Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 60% Roussanne, 15% Clairette, 15% Picpoul, 10% Grenache Blanc. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £23.00 USD $33.77 Delicately crushed rose petals and toasted almonds on the nose at first, followed by honey, …
Winery – Dominio Del Plata Wine – Susana Balbo ‘Brioso’ Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 45% CS, 25% CF, 25% Malbec, 5% PV. Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £21.00 USD $30.72 ‘Brioso’ is an incredibly well balanced and elegant Bordeaux blend from Mendoza, Argentina. A treat for all occasions …
Winery: Domaine O’Vineyards Wine: Stranger Stranger Vintage: 2010 Varietal: 100% Merlot Score: 94/100 Price: GBP £15.99 USD $23.40 Upon first sniff, one could be forgiven for thinking this wine was a top end Bordeaux, think St Emilion, or even Pomerol. Surely it can’t be a product of the Languedoc? Least …
Winery: Angove Wine: Petit Verdot Vintage: 2014 Varietal: 100% Petit Verdot Score: 93/100 Price: £9.99 // $14.69 Petit Verdot; most commonly used as a blending grape in Bordeaux, small in size, packed with tannin and notoriously hard to extract full flavour, due to it’s inherently thick skin. There’s no such problem however with this beauty from …